Trap-nest.



L. H. BELL.-

Pand Dev. 25,1917.

TRAP MESI APPLICATION FILED l I. LIM

Ilm M UNITED STATES' PATENT eFFleE..

Lucius H. BELL, or Fon'r neven, IOWA. .f t i TRAP-NEST.

Application med Maren 13,1917. 1stig11vo.154,5cs.

To al?, whom, 'it may cnee'rn:

Be it, known that` l., lnUfuUs .l-l. BELL, it

citizen of the United States', residing art Fort Dodge, in the county of -SVebster and Sta-te of Iowa, have invented 'certain new and useful lmpreieiner-its in '.lrap-Nests;

and I do li'erebydeclare'the following to be a full, clear, and exact description' of theV inv'enticn, such as will ena-ble others skilled n the art to whichA it appertains to make and use the saine.

yThis lirrvention relates to improvements in he'olnect o this ini'enticn is the prrr.v vision of a device especially adapted to be appliedto` the type of nest new on the mar liet 'Wh'i h isfs'o *constructed as to provide a' deviceii'li'ereby. thevnest may be automati` cally* closed by the betr' when she steps upon the device'in'closin Vher therein.

1A stillfurther o ject of this invention is the provision of a nest having applied thereto my improved trap which is so constructed that. it will be automaticallyeloscd when the henistep'ls en the trap.` and she vcannot get door andnesets'it. Itfwill also be seen that it'has noloclisv or triggers to et out offerderyct by 'proper balancing o 'the door and treadle itcan be so delicately adjusted that "a weight of'less" than a half' pound on the lureadle will spring the trap.

y'A still further- 'el'ij'ecty of thisrinvention is; the provisinn :if a't-rap'adapted t0 be up#4 i plied to a' well known type of nest and 1t comprises a. trearlle having hingedly secured thel'etca door.' The door is journeled to the frame ef the nest and the treadle carries a stop which engages the bar upon which the door is jcurnaled. The device .is set and upon a *hendslscpping upcn the trcadle the deer will bc automatically closed preventing the hun frein getting out of the nest until an attendant opens the door and resets the trap.

A still .fm-ther object of this invention is the previsicn uf a trap of this charaeler, Which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a small cont.

VVitb these and .tzl'icr objects in view the invention consists in the nevel ceinbination and arrangement of part-s hereinafter more fully described and forth in the cleims hereto appended` .Specification o! Letterslraitelnt.

e nest until'fthe attendant lifts the' Patented De@ l2:5;

'flnthe dra-Wings: l Figurel is a inenspectivel viewpf Lin "int-f1 proved Vtrap as applied te `a` nest i .rar e which is'l herein illustrated in dtted li'llesf` 60 Fig'. Q is a longitudinal View vftalr-,nj' thfough a nest illustrating the trapy upplietl thereto: and in closedpsition, and L Fig.v 3 is a longitudinal Sectic'nal through a nes't illustrating the trap.' plied thereto and in open position'. Like numerals of reference designate-coa responding parts in all the igureshoff drawings; l' Tj; Referring more particularly t0 the ingsV the'letter A desi natesth'e vfranie' d theV nest as illustrate in dotted lines.` ,k villustrate the niaiiner'iri wli'ich'xnxiiprf trap isfto be applied thereto. 4 d. ',Myiimprovedtrx cbmpiisesjn fis strctlien` a treadlep atforni 1 wlichha forwhrd end provided "Ivith alright-fan lar entensicn' whichi'hassecured upper longitudinal edge adjacente A 'l thereof cneentlbf the'hinges 3.1-l

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A substantially triangular stop;` is secured by oneface to the outer .ffice the extension 2 interinfidiate the eds'thef nf and haring its upper 'face fluslrx'vit 't upper flongitudinal 'edge .of titten.' the upper" face is provided uitli '1a` tra vc'rsely a'rlan'iged groove the pii'rpo A which'will be hereinafter niore fullyh'llm scribed. lThe stop .f7 also constitfutes a liandi whereby the doer and ti'cadle may be setgfpl; 95 operation. n.

A. pail' of eye brackets 9 are secured "to" 'i the freni face of the door at the lower longitudinal edge thereof and adjacent cach side edge thereof these braclufls are adapted to have rcinovably and rotatably mounted therein a rml l() which red has its opposite ends removably 'journalcd in eye brackets 1l carried on the pests ci the frame A as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

Secured to the upper face of the trcadle 1 adjacent the rear edge thereof and near each side longitudinal edge are thc upstand* ing eye bulls 12 which have secured therein by one end the guide wires 1? which guide wires have their opposite cn'ds secured as at. l to the frame A. thus it can be seen that 5ft et lOU vj ournaled -to the door the treadle'and door are equalized onA the bar 10 when in open position, the guide wire 13 reinforcing and supporting the rear edgvhof the treadle in raised position.

en applying the device in use:

, The ordinary nest is provided with the frame A; having the nbst compartment B anda compartment in which the trap device.

to -the frame A, the guide wires 13 are se-v cured by one end to the eycs ,12 of 4the treadle and their opposite ends secured to4 the frame as at 14 downwardly until the groove 8 of the stop' 7 the 4door then is drawnthus Vthe door is in a horizontal position as indicatedn as at'16 -in Fig. 3 .of the dra-wings al when the door is in'a horizontal position' the treadld 1" is slightly raised engaging'thestop blocks 15 and the device is ready for-suse.

A hen v011 entering Athe compartment C 'iupips' lupon the door` 4,' enters into the com` ment C and itf jumpsupon the treadle 1, i` f the weightof the hen on the'treadle 1""-the same will automatically closethe door 4 sind prevent the hen .from lgetting out of thev nest until anattendant opens the door and resets the' trap.

What is claimed is:

1. A trap for poultry nests comprising aA treadle, a door hin edly secured' to' the treaby the' treadle, a bai'v dle, a stop carrie and'engagin' ',the' stop hmiting the opening movement ofg guide wires carried b the treadle, as and or the 'purpose speci ed.

2. A trapl for hens nests comprising a rectangular treadle,

` a door hingedly secured to the upper edgeo vsaid extension, a stop carried by the extension, a bar journaled to the door and adapted to engage the stop for limiting the the bar'lO restswithin the door,l

c a right angularly'exf tending extension formed on one' end of the treadle opening movement of the door with relation to thetreadle, guide wires carried by the treadle and said bar adapted to journal the door and treadle to a support, as and for the purpose specified.

3. A trap for hensnests comprising a rectangular treadle, an extension formed on one end of theltreadle and arranged at right angles thereto, a rectangular door hingedly secured to the upper edge of [the extension, a triangular stop secured to the outer face of the extension intermediate the ends thereof constituting ried vbythe door and adapted to engage the stop for limiting the outward movement of the door with relation the treadle, Said bar adapted to journal the door and treadle to a support, and uide wires carried by the treadle and engaging the support for holding 'the rearend upwardly.

4. In combination with a support having side, top and bottom walls, and a rear Wall having its front side fully open, 'a trap therefor, said trap comprising a treadle and located in the open end of the support, a door hingedly secured to thexextension for closing the o en endv of the support, a stop carried by e extension, bearin eyes carried by the door bearin eyes carried by the support,l a rod rotata ly mounted in the bearing eyes of the' support and door. for journaling the door thereto, said bar adapted be 'enga ed by the stop carried on the extension or limiting the outward move# ment of-,the door, guide wires carried by the treadle'nd engaging the support for holding the rear end upwardly, lu carried by the support and in the path o the treade, said door adapted to raise the treajdle when in o en position,

said stops limitin the upwa movement of the treadle, sai

door ladapted to be automatically closedupon pressure ap lied tp the treadIe.

In testimon w ereof I aix my signature in presence o t'wo witnesses.

y Lucius H. BELL. Witnesses:

J. L. Polrricii,

M. P. MoDnaMo'i'r.

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